Green Party
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops students pick a winner following candidate debate
KAMLOOPS - Students at Sahali Secondary put local candidates through vigorous questions during a mock debate, and then they chose a winner during a student vote. Three federal candidates — Green Matt Greenwood, New Democrat Bill Sundhu and Liberal Steve Powrie — attended the event and answered questions proposed by Grade 11 and 12 students yesterday,...
ELECTION 2015: Green Party candidate puts fishing on hold while he attempts to reel in voters
WEST KELOWNA - Green party candidate Robert Mellalieu decided to run for MP when his 19-year-old son started getting into politics. “We homeschool and that’s how this all came to be. He asked who I was going to vote for so we took a list of candidates and started highlighting the things we agreed with....
ELECTION 2015: What you didn’t know about North Okanagan-Shuswap Green Party candidate Chris George
VERNON - This might come as a surprise, but North Okanagan-Shuswap Green Party candidate Chris George used to vote right wing. But the longtime businessman always felt like something was missing from that end of the political spectrum. When he started learning more about the Green Party platform he realized it was fiscally responsible, while...
ELECTION 2015: Kamloops Green Party candidate trying to connect with small-c Conservatives
KAMLOOPS – To understand Green Party federal candidate in the riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, you need to understand the Green Party. Matt Greenwood, 35, says his party is the alternative choice to the Conservatives. “In this particular campaign I think there’s a pretty big segment of voters out there who are probably feeling politically homeless,” Greenwood...